Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2003 11:31 pm Post subject: Do you go back and play your own games?

Maybe this is a better question for r.a.i-f, but... ah, well, anyway.

For those of you who have put together text adventures: do you find yourself ever going back and playing your own games? If so, how often? I'll chime in with my own take after a few, but I'm really curious as to whether or not anyone else has the same experiences in this that I do._________________the dark and gritty...Ice Cream Jonsey!

I guess I can say that personally, I never do. I only returned to "Death to My Enemies" as much as I did just for play-testing purposes. I find it unlikely, but maybe one day, if I ever lose my source code, I'll go through it again just to remember what it was like.

This is a cool question, and yeah, you should ask it on r.a.i-f because (a) it's a cool question, and (b) I'd like to hear what some other authors have to say.

As for me, no, I never play my games afterward. I think this comes from a fear that I'll realize they suck. Even when someone tells me they've enjoyed a game of mine I think they're doing it out of sheer politeness.